Limitations of fixed pitch Darrieus hydrokinetic turbines and the challenge of variable pitch

Renewable Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 893-897

  Kirke, B K ^a   Lazauskas, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Cyberiad   (Australia)

Author keywords

Darrieus; Efficiency; Hydrokinetic; Pitch; Shaking; Starting torque

Indexed keywords

DARRIEUS; HYDROKINETIC; PITCH; SHAKING; STARTING TORQUE;

REYNOLDS NUMBER; TORQUE; TURBINES;

TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

AZIMUTH; CONTROL SYSTEM; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; POWER GENERATION; PRODUCTION COST; TORQUE; TURBINE;

EID: 77958185654     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.08.027     Document Type: Review

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